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‘Star Heist’: How A Group Of Spanish Pros Pulled Off A Star Wars Day Short In Less Than 12 Parsecs (EXCLUSIVE)
Director José Ucha and his team walk us through the break-neck production behind their stylish May the 4th animated tribute.
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Oscars Set New VFX, AI Rules For Next Year’s 99th Ceremony
Voters must watch the VFX Bake-Off reels, animated features get a Nov. 12 deadline, and the Academy reserves the right to question AI use.
Bandai Namco Taps Cartuna For New 2D Pac-Man Series On YouTube
The Brooklyn studio sends Pac-Man into neon-lit New Pac-City for a monthly run of retro-styled shorts, premiering May 22 on YouTube.
A Year After ‘Olive Place’s’ Release, The Indie Pilot Has An Audience, But What’s Next For Creator Jarrod Prince?
Jarrod Prince made his 11-minute pilot mostly alone over five years on a shoestring budget. A year in, he’s plotting his next steps.
A K-Pop Teaser Allegedly AI-Cloned Their Gobelins Student Film: ‘Niccolò’ Co-Director Speaks Out
Co-director David Florian says he expected ‘a little email back’ from Gobelins, not a public stance and legal threat defending the film’s six alumni.
‘Decorado’ Drops English Dub Trailer Ahead Of May 15 Theatrical Release
Fresh off an Annecy main competition selection, Alberto Vázquez’s Goya-winning surreal satire arrives in U.S. theaters next month.
Bill Plympton To Be ‘Grilled’ By Signe Baumane At Metrograph For His 80th Birthday
Fresh off a Berlin Crystal Bear win for ‘Whale 52,’ the indie legend faces a friendly onstage roast this Saturday, paired with seven of his shorts.
‘Magic: The Gathering Arena’ Developers Tap Into Collective Power, Convoke To Unionize With CWA
A supermajority of Wizards of the Coast developers are seeking voluntary recognition, citing layoffs, AI guardrails, and crunch protections.
‘Smiling Friends’ Co-Creator Michael Cusack Sets Next Project, Netflix’s ‘Dad’s House’ With ‘Danger 5’ Duo Dario Russo, David Ashby
With animation from Princess Pictures and Bento Box, the suburban comedy turns on a 13-year-old navigating split custody.
Passion Pictures Delivers Hand-Drawn 2D Blood And Guts In KoRn’s ‘Diablo IV’ Music Video
A gritty animated tie-in with the latest ‘Diablo IV’ expansion leans on tactile linework, expressionist lighting, and raw violence over polished CG spectacle.
Tubi Taps Cyanide & Happiness Team, Indie Creators For New Adult Series
A clip-show experiment and a cryptid competition series highlight the platform’s strategy of building around online fandoms.
Anthropic Expands Claude Into Animation Pipelines With Blender, Autodesk, Adobe
Anthropic has also joined the Blender Development Fund as a patron while expanding art school partnerships across the country.
Pixar’s ‘Hoppers’ Hits $375.1M, Second Only To ‘Elemental’ Among All Post-Pandemic Hollywood Original Films
Daniel Chong’s debut feature passes ‘Sinners’ at the global box office, reinforcing animation’s strength as a driver of original theatrical hits.
Annecy Unveils 36 Titles Across Its 2026 Feature, Contrechamp, And Annecy Presents Lineups
The festival’s latest selections highlight a globally diverse slate of auteur-driven features, rising voices, and audience-friendly titles.
Previews Of Pixar’s ‘Gatto,’ Netflix’s ‘Ray Gunn,’ DreamWorks’ ‘Forgotten Island’ Headline Annecy’s Special Events Lineup
From studio previews to auteur tributes, this year’s slate highlights animation’s evolving landscape across commercial momentum and creative ambition.
Fueled By Fandom, Open-Source Tools, And Art History: Why ‘Ebony Witch’ Is A Model Modern Indie Pilot
The painterly pilot merges hybrid tools, fine art influences, and real-time audience input, revealing a tailor-made approach for a digital-native production.
Annecy Rekindles Illumination Relationship, Making ‘Minions & Monsters’ Its Opening Film
Illumination returns to the French fest, reminding of its Paris studio roots and long-standing pipeline since the days of Mac Guff.
Vivienne Medrano’s ‘Hazbin Hotel’ Renewed For Final Season, Securing A Rare Creator-Planned Ending
The landmark series has pushed the boundaries of what’s possible for independently produced, digital-native animation in the streaming era.
Alleged ‘Avatar’ Leaker Arrested, Faces A Potential Seven-Year Sentence
Singapore’s ‘The Straits Times’ reports a suspect accessed a studio server and spread the film online. He could face 7 years and/or a $50,000 fine.
An Unhinged Support Group Anchors Áron Siegler’s Absurd RCA Short ‘Anti Wizards’
Siegler’s student film builds out from a surreal island of spellcasters, blending chaotic humor, mixed media, and very real emotional themes of exclusion.